Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway
The Great Western Greenway
Mountain biking
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Road cycling
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Tips
Owen Roberts
June 19, 2026
Mountain biking
This cycle path follows the former Achill extension of the Great Western Railway's Westport railway line, opened in the 1890s and closed in 1937.
The path is (almost exclusively) tarmac for its entire length, and as a disused railway, its also fairly flat!
The path is (almost exclusively) tarmac for its entire length, and as a disused railway, its also fairly flat!
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6
riders
38.3km
02:03
220m
220m
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required.
Moderate
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Informations
Distance 6.23 km
Uphill 40 m
Downhill 10 m
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